Society is an illusion. Even people that want to make the big green are looking at markets, and politicians are looking at an electorate. What is really important is to have the people that you actually know and deal with respect you, trust you, and enjoy being around you. We are talking about your family, friends, colleagues, and co-workers, the people that really know you. It takes just as much work to get them to like you as it does a thousand random knuckleheads, but there they are handing you a donut and a cup of coffee, or surprising you with flowers, or rendering a nice compliment. If your relationship with others is just about money, when it goes away they go away.